Revised Social Distancing Level 1 in the Busan Area
(Effective Saturday, November 7, 2020 until further notice)
Quarantine Measures for Prevention and Control
Required quarantine rules: wear a mask indoors, keep a visitor log, maintain 2-meter distancing among facility users, ventilate and disinfect regularly
1. Multi-use Facilities
▷ Priority facilities: Limit the number of people and comply with mandatory quarantine measures (wear a mask, keep a log of visitors, disinfect and ventilate)
▷ Regular facilities: Regular operations, follow the 3 mandatory quarantine measures (wear a mask, keep a log of visitors, disinfect and ventilate)
▷ Other facilities: Regular operations
▷ National and public facilities: Bicycle and horse racing limited to 50% of visitor capacity
▷ Social welfare facilities (including day care centers): Operating under strict quarantine measures
※Partial facilities’ operations shall be suspended and only provide emergency care in consideration of rising virus cases within a region or the risk/disinfection situation of facilities
2. Daily Life and Social & Economic Activities
▷ Mandatory to wear a face mask
‘priority’ facilities, ‘regular’ facilities’, places of assemblies and demonstrations, public transportation, medical centers, pharmacies, day and night care centers, nursing facilities, indoor sports stadiums, high risk workplaces (distribution and logistics centers, call centers), meetings and events where 500 people or more are expected to attend and have consulted with the local government
▷ Gatherings/Events: Events with over 500 participants shall be reported and discussed with local governments. Mandatory compliance with quarantine measures
▷ Sports activities: Limited spectators (50%)
▷Use of public transportation: Mandatory to wear a face mask
▷School: 2/3 student capacity recommended, can be adjusted
▷Religious activities: Seated one seat apart; eating discouraged (overnight events prohibited)
※Specific measures to be decided upon after discussion with religious circles according to quarantine and group infection situations when adjusting social distancing levels
▷Work Pattern:
Working from home recommended for a proportion of workers per organization/division (e.g: 1/5 of employees)
Mandatory wearing of face masks in businesses considered high risk (distribution and logistics centers, call centers)
Violations of quarantine rules: Fines of up to 100,000 won for individual violators and up to 3 million won for facility managers, business owners and operators.